Gun attachment



O. L. HOWE.

GUN ATTACHMENT. APPLICATION FILED OCT. 6, 1917.

Patented July 27, 1920.

2 SHEETS--SHEET I.

' INVENTOR' 0. L. HOWE.

GUN ATTACHMENT.

APPLICATION FILED act. a. 1917.

Patented July 27, 1920.

2 SHEETS-SHEET 2.

FATENT OFFICE.

OLA] L. HOWE, OF MISSOULA, MONTANA.

GUN ATTACHMENT.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Jul 27', 19.20.

Application filed October 6. 1917. Serial No. 195.184.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, .OLAF L. HOWE, a citi-' zen of the United States, of Missoula, in the county of Missou'la and State of Montana, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Gun Attachments; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

My invention relates to fire-arms, and particularly to rifles, the object of the invention being to provide a simple and highly efiicient provide a means of overcoming an adversary by temporarily blinding or stupefying the latter in the event that the adversary is too close upon the user of the gun to permit discharge of the latter.

'In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 V isan' elevation of a rifleequipped with my device. F ig; '2 is an enlarged view of the stock of av gun showing the device in place,

'parts'being shown in section. Fig. 3 is an enlarged view of the barrel and that part of my device designed to be secured thereto. Figs. 4 and 5 are cross sectional views on lines 1-4: and 55 respectively, Fig. 2. Fig. 6 shows a slight modification.

I have shown in the drawings a rifle of known form having a stock 1, barrel 2, and trigger 3. My improved device includes, in the main, a container 5, of cylindrical or other form, for a liquid or gaseous substance, and a pipe 6, one end of which is adapted to aline with an outlet port 7 of the container to permit passage of the contained liquid or gas, egress of the substance being controlled by a valve 8 which, as shown in Figs. 1 and V 2, is located in the container, the valve being normally held closed by a spring 9, a button 10 serving as a means of operating the valve. In Fig. 6, I have shown the valve mechanism for controlling the passage of the fluid or gas from the container, located in a depending lug 12 appropriate air tight coupllng being made between the outlet of the container and the end of the pipe 6.

The lug 12 is adjacent the trigger guard 13 and supports the inlet end 14 of the pipe 6, such end terminating in a recessed portion 15 of the lug, which is adapted to receive the projecting outlet end 16 of the container, the opposite end 17 of the latter being supdevicewhich may readily beattached to the gun and which is adapted to' gun stock, a coiled spring 19 located in the housing acting to hold the container firmly in position.

The pipe 6 is preferably bent to conform to the linear configuration of the trigger guard, the forepart of the stock, andthe outer extremity of the barrel being secured to these parts by appropriate strapping 20. In Fig. 6 I have shown the extreme outer end 24 of the pipe 6- of collapsible form so that it may be projected beyond the end of the gun barrel. A bracket 25 supports the outer end of the pipe and is slidably supported by straps 26. At the end nearest the stock, the bracket is provided with a handle 27 and a sleeve 28 adapted to slide on the pipe 6. By removing nuts 29 by which the handle is secured to the bracket the latter and the extension-'24 of the pipe 6 may be removed. A spring 30 located between the bracket 25 and a portion of one of the straps 26 serves to retain the former in adjustedposltlon.

The container is of such size and weight as to permit the user to carry several about his person, thus enabling the substitution of a charged container when the contents of the one attached to the rifle have been discharged. The container is filled under pressure with any preferred liquid or gas and the outlet is immediately closed. In the form where a valve is placed in the container itself no capping of an outlet is required, but where the valve for controlling the discharge of the fluid is in the pipe, as shown in Fig. 6, then some form of cap is necessary, the cap being removed immediately the container is to be placed in posi tion.

Attachment of the container to the rifle is readily accomplished by pressing its rear end against the spring 19 in the housing 18 and then alining the outlet end with the recessed portion of the lug 12. The spring 19 insures close contact between the outlet of the container and the inlet to the pipe 6. The manner of removing the container is manifest.

lVhile I have shown my attachment as secured to the lower portion of the gun stock, it may with equal facility be fastened to other portions of the rifle or the stock of the gun may be formed with a recess to accommodate the container.

The advantages of my invention are apparent. frequently happensthat an ad versary is within too close range of the user of the gun to permit the'latter to be fired and this usually requires that the rifle be used as a club. Frequently it may not cf fectively be handled in this manner andin such circumstances the user finds himself in danger. .By the use of my attachment a liquid or gas for temporarily blinding or stupefying the foe may readily and. quickly 'be discharged thereby giving the gunman Opportunity to best his adversary.

' I claim as my invention:

l.In combination with a rifle, a fluid container carried by the stock, means for directing the discharge of fluid from the container and means "for controlling com -v munication between said container and said last mentioned means.

7 2. In combination with a rifle, a fluid container carried by the stock and detachably secured thereto, means for directing r'the discharge of fluid therefrom, andmeans 3 and valve mechanism for controlling the for controlling communication between said container and said last mentioned means.

3. In combination with a rifle, a fluid container carried by the stock and detach- I ably secured thereto and having an outlet at'one end, means forming a passageway for the discharge of fluid from the container having an inlet with which the outlet r"rom said container is adapted to aline,

discharge of fluid fromthe container.

I. In combination with a rifle, a fluid container carried by the stock and detachably secured thereto and having an outlet at one end, a pipe extending in line with the gun barrel and adapted to communicate with the outlet of said container, and valve mechanism for controlling the discharge into said pipe.

' 5. In combination with a rifle, a fluid container, a pipe extending lengthwise of the gun barrel and adapted to cooperate with the outlet of said container to direct the discharge of the fluidtherefrom, and valve 7 mechanism "for controlling communication between said container and said pipe.

7. In combination with a rifle, a fluid container having an outlet, holding means on i said rifle for said container vincluding a housing having a resilient seat for one end of the container and a recessed lug for the other end thereof, said lug having a passageway in line with the outlet from said container, a pipe extending lengthwise of said gun barrel and having its inlet end supported by said. lug, and valve mechanismfor controlling communication between said container and said pipe.

In testimony whereof, I have signed this specification.

, OLAF L. HOWE. 

